彼がチキンを食べ始めた時、それは少し変な味がした。

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ちきん 食べ始めた それ 少し 変な した

English Translation

When he started to eat his chicken, it tasted a little funny.

Furigana

(かれ)がチキンを(たはじ)()めた(とき)、それは(すこ)(へん)(あじ)がした。

Romanji

Kare ga chikin o tabehajimeta toki, sore wa sukoshi henna aji ga shita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
チキン (チキン、チッキン)
chicken; person who scares easily; person who lacks courage
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
食べる (たべる)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
(へん)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; flat
(あじ)
flavor; flavour; taste; charm; style; experience; smart; clever; witty; strange
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange
Readings: ミ、 あじ、 あじ.わう
Meanings: flavor, taste